What do people see in your conduct?

"Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together"              Philippians 1:27  NKJV 

Paul encouraged the believers to be unified as they stood, 'side by side, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.' Sadly, this is not always possible within a church because of conflicts and jealousies of who is doing what and why. Bickering between ourselves will never lead to people wanting to be like us. Instead of seeing Jesus, they will see what they can see anywhere else - unrest. So let's change this and quickly!

A big question that we need to ask ourself is, 'What do people see in me?' By our day to day living, people should see something that they yearn for, and that is love and peace. If we claim to be a follower of Jesus, what do our friends see, especially the ones who are unbelievers. Do they see Jesus or, something different? What about neighbours. If a survey were to take place about what neighbours hear and witness, what would be written down about you and me? Then there are our work colleagues; if we tell them that we are a Christian, can they tell? If, we haven't told them, would they see Jesus in us?

These are pretty strong questions with the ability to go right into our private life, but are we private any longer. If we have asked Jesus into our lives, aren't we bound by the commission that He gave us, to tell the world about Him? Matthew 28:16-20. When we are walking in the Spirit of God, then wherever we may go, Jesus should be evident. We don't have to vocalise this, He should be seen in us by our conduct; how we respond to people and how we react in crisis. The best way to do this is, to model our faith to a watching world, despite the opposition we may come up against. As I have said many times, not everyone reads a bible but, they do notice behaviour and therefore, our conduct should be worthy of the gospel of Christ. It should be seen that we belong to Team Jesus.

You may feel that you are not a very good Christian. This is not true, it is a lie from the evil one. If you belong to Jesus, you have been saved and your sins have been washed away. Yes, you may make many mistakes throughout each day but, you are under construction, a work in progress and also, you are just like other Christians too. We all blow it many times over. The difference is, we don't give up. We are knocked down but, we don't stay down, we get up again, pick up our bibles and get back into the thick of it again. This is the difference between us and an unbeliever.

In other words, we stand firm in the Spirit of God and, we walk in unity with fellow Christians, in one accord and together. And you can do this!

If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:

'Lord Jesus, I have sinned and I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.

In Jesus' Name. Amen'

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